Wii U Problems Gets Nintendo Off To A Shaky Start, Critics Weigh In with Poor Reviews

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Nintendo's Wii U was released on Sunday and has already reported problems with next gen console. Reviews either criticizing the device or questioning the functionality of it have been the rounds on the Internet.

"Whenever a new product has a major launch, it needs to be perfect. That is especially true in this case since this is the first major Wii product that has launched in the last six years and the only major gaming launch for this holiday season. The last thing a consumer tech vendor wants is for customers to open a box, start to download firmware, and then have to twiddle their thumbs for hours It's not just unfortunate but also inexcusable."

"The Wii U is close - tantalizingly close - to being a portable console. So close, in fact, that I found myself wondering constantly why the GamePad wasn't the console, and the TV-connected piece a peripheral."

"Every game implements the GamePad differently, and most don't do it very well. Some of the games in Nintendo Land take place almost entirely on the GamePad, so all you see on your TV is 'Look at the GamePad!'," Pierce writes. "Others are mirrored, so you're seeing exactly the same thing on the TV and on the GamePad - it's distracting to see things happening on both screens, and I wound up constantly shifting my gaze because I'd see some movement out of the corner of my eye."

The Wii U is available at a starting price of $299 with the deluxe version climbing to $350.